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Apple exec grilled about missing iPhone 2.0 features

Following the launch of the iPhone 2. functionality.

Users of the new iPhone and iPod touch 2.0 firmware have now had a weekend to try out all the new features, and so far, people seem to be pretty happy with the new goodies. Unfortunately for Apple, a few eagle-eyed users have come to the realization that Apple didn't include a number of expected features in the firmware. To find out why the omissions occurred, AppScout got in touch with Apple VP of iPhone and iPod marketing Greg Joswiak and asked him why certain features have disappeared.

First up on the list is cut and paste functionality, which has been rumored to be coming in pretty much every iPhone firmware since January. According to Joswiak, cut and paste is on the to-do list, but it wasn't quite high enough to be included. Again. The iPhone team added as many items from the list as it could, but the fact that cut and paste is on the list means it should be coming in a future firmware. Joswiak was also queried about the lack of turn-by-turn GPS navigation, and it turns out that despite earlier information, GPS navigation with the iPhone is indeed possible. Unfortunately, some "complicated issues" are getting in the way right now, but the hope is that developers will be able figure things out and get a driving directions app out soon. (We have to admit, though, that we are a little suspicious of Joswiak's wording and vagueness here. Seems fishy.)

Last but not least, AppStore asked about the iPhone office suite, and why it wasn't included. There's apparently no particular reason why office apps haven't come out yet, but Joswiak suspects that the individual file spaces that each application has may be causing some problems. There's no ETA on the apps, but I'm sure developers are getting busy and trying to overcome any remaining limitations, so hopefully we'll see them soon.